Targeted Lower Extremity Joint Training Effects on MS Gait Abnormalities

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital1 site in 1 country18 target enrollmentApril 2009

ConditionsMultiple Sclerosis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
Sponsor: Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital
Enrollment: 18
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Gait Parameters
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study is being done to test the possible benefits of task-specific focused ankle training using the Ankle-Bot on subjects with Multiple Sclerosis who have "foot-drop." The study also compares the effectiveness of task-specific focused ankle training using the Ankle-Bot with conventional focused ankle therapy in improving the gait of subjects with MS.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2009

End Date

April 2012

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Fawcett

Research Manager

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Clinical Diagnosis of MS
•EDSS level between 3.5 - 6.0
•Unilateral foot-drop
•Able to ambulate 25 ft. with no more than a unilateral assistive device

Exclusion Criteria

•Lower extremity injuries that limit range of motion or function
•Unable to demonstrate an understanding of the process of the study and/or fully understand instructions in order to safely participate in the study and use study equipment
•Unable to fit safely and properly into the Ankle-Bot device